Sunday, March 17, 2013

What started out as an area of low pressure off the coast of Texas on
March 12, 1993 quickly developed into what many people refer to as "The Storm of the Century".
The evolution of this winter superstorm can be
seen in this imagery from the GOES-7 satellite, using both visible and
colorized infrared data.
As the storm developed in the Deep South, it
spawned 11 tornadoes in Florida and dumped from 8 to 33 inches of snow
from Alabama to the Carolinas.
As the storm moved north and intensified,
conditions became even worse.
With a central pressure of 960 millibars,
usually found only in Category 2 hurricanes, whiteout conditions were
common.
Snowfall exceeded 3.5 feet in some locations.

When the
storm passed, 208 people were dead and $6.6 billion dollars in damage
were sustained.